Carroll 6, King 2

Carroll’s Zach Alaniz (center) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the first run of the game against King on Tuesday night at Cabaniss Field.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll's Zach Alaniz (left) is safe at first on an attempted pickoff on Tuesday at Cabaniss Field as King first baseman Todd Wilkinson receives the ball.$RETURN$$RETURN$

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Play was stopped during the third inning on Tuesday at Cabaniss Field while the second-base umpire (right) admonished King shortstop Justin Sanchez (left) for kicking dirt at the Carroll runner at second base.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES King designated hitter Thomas Silvas (right) jumps for joy after scoring in the top of the third to tie Carroll at 1 on Tuesday night at Cabaniss Field.$RETURN$$RETURN$

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES King's Thomas Silvas (left) steals third and eventually scores as the errant throw gets past Carroll fielder Andrew Heitkamp for a 1-1 deadlock during the second inning on Tuesday night at Cabaniss Field.$RETURN$$RETURN$

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll's shortstop Ryan Gonzalez prevents a run from scoring in the top of the second inning on Tuesday at Cabaniss Field with a diving stop of a hit, keeping King's Wesley Jackson from scoring from third base and the score at 1-1.

photos by GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll runner Zach Alaniz (right) slides into third base on a passed ball as King third baseman Jonathan Contreras reaches for the ball Tuesday at Cabannis Field. Alaniz would eventually come around to score on an errant throw.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES In the top of the second on Tuesday at Cabaniss Field, King's Marcus Zamudio was initially safe at first on a bunt, but after the call was questioned, Zamudio was called back from first as he was standing on home plate when he bunted.$RETURN$$RETURN$

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll players rush to celebrate and inning-ending double play in the third by Ryan Gonzalez (center) at shortstop and Brandon Burns (right) at first on Tuesday against King at Cabaniss Field.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES King's Thomas Silvas (right) is safe at first on a throwing error as Carroll first baseman Brandon Burns reaches for the ball on Tuesday at Cabaniss Field in Corpus Christi.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll's Zach Alaniz (left) pops up safely into third base ahead of the throw to King's Jonathan Contreras on Tuesday at Cabaniss Field. Alaniz later scored on Michael Burgland's double for a 2-1 Tigers lead.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll pitcher Rene Pineda held King to two runs on five hits during the Tigers' 6-2 victory on Tuesday at Cabaniss Field.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll's Ryan Benavidez slides safely into third with a sixth-nning triple and later scored as the throw to third went into the Carroll dugout for a 6-1 lead over King on Tuesday at Cabaniss Field.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Zach Alaniz's single in the fifth inning drove in Ryan Benavidez for a 3-1 Carroll lead over King at Cabaniss Field in Corpus Christi, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The hit was his second single of the game to go with a tripple as he scored three times and collected one RBI.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll's Ryan Benavidez lashes a triple to the center-field fence to plate Isaiah Lybarger and then scored himself as the throw to third went into the Carroll dugout for a 6-1 Tigers lead on Tuesday against King at Cabaniss Field.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Carroll shortstop Ryan Gonzalez fires to first base to complete an inning-ending double play on Tuesday night against King at Cabaniss Field.